NORTH KOREA VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,676	2	31,342	- 6,665
Stroke	2	11,103	1	49,648	- 38,545
War	3	10,567	63	16	+ 10,551
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	9,801	6	6,231	+ 3,571
Low Birth Weight	5	7,209	25	1,208	+ 6,000
Road Traffic Accidents	6	7,005	7	6,210	+ 795
Birth Trauma	7	4,860	32	736	+ 4,124
Hypertension	8	4,331	8	5,368	- 1,037
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	3,577	40	374	+ 3,203
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,511	29	991	+ 2,520
Lung Disease	11	2,615	3	26,178	- 23,563
Measles	12	2,471	65	4	+ 2,467
Liver Disease	13	2,366	10	4,506	- 2,141
Violence	14	2,323	28	1,082	+ 1,241
Kidney Disease	15	2,192	12	3,959	- 1,767
Other Injuries	16	1,821	20	1,531	+ 290
Asthma	17	1,723	22	1,439	+ 284
Tuberculosis	18	1,554	4	17,417	- 15,863
Diabetes Mellitus	19	1,468	14	3,671	- 2,202
Malaria	20	1,407	69	0	+ 1,406
Suicide	21	1,390	16	2,407	- 1,017
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,150	11	4,340	- 3,190
Pertussis	23	1,014	61	34	+ 980
Falls	24	957	18	1,801	- 844
Drownings	25	935	27	1,126	- 191
Breast Cancer	26	928	23	1,366	- 438
Malnutrition	27	866	43	317	+ 549
Meningitis	28	833	49	207	+ 626
Fires	29	811	46	253	+ 558
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	747	15	3,232	- 2,485
Stomach Cancer	31	738	13	3,771	- 3,033
Maternal Conditions	32	728	47	252	+ 476
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	682	19	1,712	- 1,030
Leukemia	34	635	30	965	- 330
Oesophagus Cancer	35	626	24	1,222	- 597
Endocrine Disorders	36	604	39	452	+ 152
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	578	17	2,093	- 1,514
Drug Use	38	501	42	356	+ 145
Liver Cancer	39	498	9	5,326	- 4,828
Inflammatory/Heart	40	479	34	684	- 206
Lung Cancers	41	466	5	11,893	- 11,428
Oral Cancer	42	448	37	513	- 65
Epilepsy	43	441	45	266	+ 175
Poisonings	44	435	41	366	+ 69
Lymphomas	45	354	35	560	- 206
HIV/AIDS	46	324	31	753	- 429
Tetanus	47	323	62	28	+ 295
Encephalitis	48	302	54	117	+ 185
Parkinson's Disease	49	296	26	1,155	- 859
Hepatitis B	50	245	55	68	+ 176
Pancreas Cancer	51	231	21	1,525	- 1,294
Ovary Cancer	52	154	36	532	- 378
Syphilis	53	143	58	54	+ 89
Appendicitis	54	132	57	57	+ 76
Bladder Cancer	55	131	38	500	- 368
Schistosomiasis	56	101	74	0	+ 101
Cervical Cancer	57	97	33	704	- 607
Skin Cancers	58	81	51	168	- 87
Alcohol	59	64	44	304	- 240
Dengue	60	58	76	0	+ 58
Skin Disease	61	36	52	158	- 122
Multiple Sclerosis	62	34	60	40	- 6
Prostate Cancer	63	32	48	219	- 187
Other Neoplasms	64	17	59	44	- 27
Ascariasis	65	14	67	1	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	12	50	198	- 187
Diphtheria	67	11	68	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	68	7	64	10	- 4
Uterin Cancer	69	4	53	138	- 134
Upper Respiratory	70	4	56	67	- 63
Leishmaniasis	71	2	75	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	72	1	66	1	- 1
Otitis Media	73	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Yemen

North Korea

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.